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Unit 10/11 Review

Total questions: 46

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When was the attack on Fort Sumter

a)

1859

b)

1861

c)

1860

d)

1865

2.

Fort Sumter is in which state

a)

North Carolina

b)

South Carolina

c)

New York

d)

Virginia

3.

The first shots fired were on this federal fort. What was the name of the fort and where was it?

a)

Fort Andrews in Hull, Massachusetts

b)

Fort Mifflin in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

c)

Fort Sumter in Charleston, South Carolina

4.
A political party formed to prevent the spred of slavery
a)
Free Soil Party
b)
Republican Party
c)
Democratic Party 
d)
Constitutional Party
5.

Where did Lincoln say he wanted to stop slavery?

a)

In all northern states

b)

In all southern states

c)

From expanding into the west

d)

Across the entire US

6.

In the Election of 1860, Lincoln runs as the _______ candidate.

a)

Democrat

b)

Republican

c)

Constitutional

d)

No Slavery

7.

Which political party split during the election of 1860 over the issue of expanding enslavement?

a)

Democratic Party

b)

Republican Party

c)

Constitutional Union Party

d)

Whig Party

8.

What was a characteristic of economic development in the South?

a)

a diverse economy based on industry and agriculture

b)

a labor force that consisted mainly of immigrants from Europe

c)

a focus on new technology to upgrade factory machines

d)

a reliance on using the labor of enslaved people to grow crops

9.

How did the North and the South differ economically during the Civil War?

a)

The North had more people than the South, so it could produce more goods.

b)

The North had more enslaved people than the South, so it could produce goods more cheaply.

c)

The South had better technology than the North, so it made better weapons.

d)

The South had more immigrants the North, so it had a more diverse economy.

10.

What was a characteristic of economic development in the North?

a)

a reliance on planting crops and selling them to England

b)

a diverse economy based on industry and agriculture

c)

a labor force that consisted mainly of enslaved people

d)

a small population that created a need for better technology

11.

This side was defending their land and homes on familiar territory (fighting a defensive war).

a)

Union advantage

b)

Confederate advantage

c)

Union disadvantage

d)

Confederate disadvantage

12.
After abolishing slavery and creating a new definition of citizenship, Congress passed the 15th Amendment that gave ___________ rights to former slaves.
a)
Religious
b)
Work
c)
Voting
d)
Farming
13.

What year did the Civil War begin?

a)

1961

b)

1681

c)

1861

d)

1761

14.

When did the war end?

a)

April 2, 1765

b)

the Appomattox Court House

c)

April 8, 1965

d)

April 9, 1865

15.

Which constitutional issue led to the Nullification Crisis of 1832?

a)

Do courts have the power to rule on the constitutionality of state laws?

b)

Does the president have the authority to use the military to enforce the law?

c)

Does the federal government have the authority to enact laws regarding slavery?

d)

Do states have the power to declare a federal law unconstitutional?

16.

What was the primary question surrounding the 1832 Nullification Crisis?

a)

Can the federal government regulate interstate commerce?

b)

Can a state regulate a federal agency?

c)

Can a state overturn a federal law?

d)

Can the federal government levy taxes on states?

17.

What was President Jackson's position on South Carolina's claim that they could nullify the Tariff of 1828?

a)

They had a right to nullify the tariff

b)

No state had the right to ignore a law passed by Congress

c)

The U.S. Constitution was ambivalent

d)

They needed Congress to pass a treaty to enable them to nullify

18.

P.B.S. Pinchback and Hiram Revels were examples of two men who:

a)

were Exodusters

b)

joined the Klu Klux Klan

c)

voted against the 15th Amendment

d)

were blacks elected to government offices

19.

"Black Codes" and "Jim Crow Laws" were state laws generally designed to segregate and keep control of:

a)

former slaves

b)

Democrats in the South

c)

former Confederate military officers

d)

Exodusters

20.

Jim Crow Laws were an attempt by Southern whites to achieve segregation using the principle:

a)

separate but equal

b)

due process of law

c)

equal protection

d)

integration

21.

Black Codes were outlawed, but

a)

many southern states continued to discriminate against African Americans

b)

were soon reinstated

c)

were adopted in the West

22.

At the end of Reconstruction, newly freed African Americans saw

a)

little improvement in their economic and social status

b)

major improvement in their economic and social status

c)

little improvement in their economic but major improvement in their economic status

d)

major improvement in their economic but little improvement in their social status

23.

Black codes deprived African Americans of (check all that apply)

a)

the right to vote

b)

the right to serve on juries

c)

the right to own or carry weapons

24.

What did President Lincoln put Ulysses in charge of?

a)

volunteers from Illinois

b)

The Union Army

c)

capturing Southern territories.

25.

Which of the following did the Emancipation Proclamation do?

a)

Freed all slaves in the Confederate states that were not currently under Union control.

b)

Laid the groundwork for a future constitutional amendment to outlaw slavery.

c)

Allowed for African American men to fight in the Union army.

d)

All of the above

26.

What was the main goal of the Emancipation Proclamation?

a)

To recruit escaped slaves to fight for the Union

b)

To end slavery in the entire country

c)

To gain European allies who wanted the war to be about ending slavery

d)

To cause slave revolts in the south

27.

“With malice toward none.”

a)

Douglass

b)

Davis

c)

Lee

d)

Lincoln

28.

Even though Lincoln sided with the Union, his attitude toward the Confederacy is that he

a)

does not wish them any harm for their choices.

b)

wishes them any harm for their choices.

c)

does not really care about their choices.

29.

Overall, Lincoln’s view of the Civil War is that he hopes the final result will eventually

a)

be up to someone else.

b)

be to start the whole thing over.

c)

tear the country apart.

d)

be peace and healing.

30.

The Battle of Gettysburg was a turning point in the war because:

a)

The outcome convinced England to help the Confederacy.

b)

Gen. Lee lost so many troops that he would never invade the North again.

c)

President Lincoln sided with the Confederacy.

31.

The Battle of Gettysburg was a turning point in the war because:

a)

The outcome convinced England to help the Confederacy.

b)

It repelled the Southern invasion of the North and drove General Lee back to the South.

c)

President Lincoln sided with the Confederacy.

32.

A popular school established with the support of the Freedom's Bureau was....

a)

Howard University

b)

Yale University

c)

Harvard University

d)

MIT

33.

What was one of the significant achievements of the Freedmen's Bureau?

a)

To secure jobs for former slaves

b)

To enforce the Thirteenth Amendment

c)

To reunite families separated during the Civil War

d)

To establish black colleges and universities

34.

What does the 14th Amendment do?

a)

Protected the civil liberties of recently freed slaves

b)

Granted citizenship to freed slaves

c)

Defines citizenship in the United States

d)

All of the above

35.

After the 14th Amendment White Southern Americans had to accept African Americans were..

a)

free

b)

citizens

36.
Reconstruction was the process of
a)
rebuilding the South after the Civil War
b)
creating land zones for freedmen after the Civil War
c)
instituting Black Codes for former slaves
d)
eliminating the plantation economy in the South
37.
What was Reconstruction?
a)
equal treatment for all people
b)
the forced separation of races
c)
a farmer shares part of his crop to pay for land
d)
the period of time after the Civil War
38.
Abraham Lincoln believed...
a)
African Americans needed Constitutional Amendments to guarantee voting rights
b)
in the southern cause
c)
southern states should have to prove their loyalty after the war
d)
preservation of the Union was more important than punishing the south
39.

Where did Lee surrender to Ulysses S. Grant?

a)

At Fort Sumter, South Carolina.

b)

At the Appomattox Court House in Virginia.

c)

Near the city of Gettysburg.

40.

In the “Second Inaugural Address,” the “peculiar and powerful interest” that Lincoln says was “somehow the cause of the war” was

a)

soldiers and their uniforms

b)

slavery and those who owned slaves

c)

horses and carriages

d)

mothers and children

41.
Which amendment abolished slavery in 1865?
a)
13th Amendment
b)
14th Amendment
c)
15th Amendment
42.

When was the KKK founded?

a)

1863

b)

1870

c)

1872

d)

1865

43.

What was the impact of the Ku Klux Klan during the Reconstruction Era?

a)

It successfully promoted racial equality

b)

It led to the complete subordination of African Americans

c)

It supported the rights of African Americans

d)

It dismantled the system of white dominance

44.

What was the main goal of the Ku Klux Klan during the Reconstruction Era?

a)

To promote racial equality

b)

To target African Americans who voted and held office

c)

To support the federal government's efforts to dismantle the Klan

d)

To advocate for the rights of African Americans

45.

What was the purpose of the Compromise of 1877?

a)

To end Reconstruction in the South

b)

To establish home-rule in the South

c)

To grant voting rights to African Americans

d)

To resolve the disputed electoral votes

46.

The deal that settled the 1876 presidential election; Hayes was given the presidency in exchange for ending Reconstruction by removing Federal Troops from the South.

a)

Election of 1876

b)

Compromise of 1877

c)

Reconstruction Election

d)

Freedman's Bureau